Great let's spend so much money that students can't afford

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Posted: Jul 17, 2015 11:12 PM

an education. In 20 years when I likely have kids in college will I the average Joe be able to afford it or are we building Clemson (and basically every other college) into a ghost town University that only millionaires can afford to send their kids to?

$5,834 for my freshman year up to $8,886 for my senior ('02-03 -> '05-06). You can imagine the feeling I have when I get that annual call for alumni donations.

As for this decade of students, the board seems content with a 3% increase per year. The problem is that's 3% on quite a hefty number. $13,466/year... yikes. It certainly would've priced me out 10 years ago even with my grants and scholarships.